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Apachella sosiensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia sosiensis was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Apachella sosiensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Murchisonia sosiensis Gemmellaro p. 156 figs. Pl 15, figs 36,37
2023Apachella sosiensis Wagner p. S8266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyNeilsoniinae
genusApachella
speciessosiensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Apachella sosiensis Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Murchisonia sosiensis (type locality: 108566)